Hydrurga

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Hydrurga is a monotypic genus of large Antarctic seals best known for its sole species, the predatory leopard seal.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hydrurga canonical 3
Hydrurga leptonyx 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
mammal genus ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName leopard seal genus ⓘ
describedBy John Edward Gray ⓘ
describedInYear 1844 ⓘ
distribution circumpolar around Antarctica ⓘ
family Phocidae ⓘ
habitat pelagic Antarctic waters ⓘ
sea ice zone around Antarctica ⓘ
hasFeedingType carnivorous ⓘ
hasLatinEtymology derived from Greek for "water worker" or "water hunter" ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic associated with pack ice ⓘ
large body size ⓘ
predatory lifestyle ⓘ
top predator in Antarctic marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasSpecies Hydrurga leptonyx ⓘ
linked to: Hydrurga
includesTaxon Hydrurga leptonyx ⓘ
linked to: Hydrurga
isMonotypic true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
memberOf Phocidae ⓘ
earless seals ⓘ
true seals ⓘ
namedBy John Edward Gray ⓘ
nativeToRegion Antarctic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Southern Ocean

Antarctic coastal waters ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
occursIn Antarctic pack ice zone ⓘ
sub-Antarctic waters ⓘ
order Carnivora ⓘ
parentTaxon Lobodontini ⓘ
Phocidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy Integrated Taxonomic Information System ⓘ
World Register of Marine Species ⓘ
relatedTo Leptonychotes ⓘ
Lobodon ⓘ
Ommatophoca ⓘ
subfamily Monachinae ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tribe Lobodontini ⓘ
trophicLevel apex predator ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

leopard seal → genus → Hydrurga ⓘ
leopard seal → binomialName → Hydrurga leptonyx ⓘ
linked to: Hydrurga
Phocidae → containsTaxon → Hydrurga ⓘ
Hydrurga → hasSpecies → Hydrurga leptonyx ⓘ
linked to: Hydrurga
Hydrurga → includesTaxon → Hydrurga leptonyx ⓘ
linked to: Hydrurga
Mirounga → relatedTo → Hydrurga ⓘ